Within 100 days of the beginning of the Rwandan genocide in 1994, over 800,000 people, systematically slaughtered by people armed with machetes, lay dead while the international community stood by and did not intervene. The killing added up to an average of 333 murders every hour, five and a half lives every minute. On Tuesday, […]
Author Archives: Zahra Bazmjow
Prop 72 falls 200,000 votes short of passing
Confusion surrounding the outcome of Proposition 72 ““ which would have forced California businesses with 50 or more employees to provide health insurance for their workers ““ was finally put to rest Wednesday when state election officials declared the proposition defeated. Proposition 72, which would have provided over one million Californians with health care coverage, […]
Arafat’s condition worsens
The rapidly deteriorating health of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has provoked mixed reactions from both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Both groups have expressed concern as well as hope regarding future relations within the region in the event of Arafat’s death. Arafat, 75, was transferred to a French military hospital last Friday after losing consciousness […]
Students encounter voting confusion
Confusion about polling locations and uncertainty about registration status troubled many UCLA students trying to vote in Tuesday’s election. Some students, after not receiving a notification by mail, weren’t sure if they were registered to vote in Los Angeles County. Other students who were registered didn’t know where their specific polling location was. “Because students […]
Increasingly conservative Jewish voters to hit polls
Increased attention to the importance of the Jewish vote has revved up Jewish students to hit the polls in full force for this year’s presidential election. In the past, Jewish voters have tended to be Democratic, but this year the Republican Party hopes to increase the amount of conservative Jewish voters. In the 2000 election, […]
Gas prices attract interest in presidency
The rising prices of gas have many UCLA students dreading their next visit to the gas station, and these commuters are especially affected by the daily fluctuations in gas prices. Many students in the UCLA community are looking at the upcoming presidential elections for a solution to the problem of increasing gas prices. Rajan Dharni, […]